Governor Bello bans trade union in Kogi higher institutions

THE Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday banned all forms of unionism in the state owned tertiary institutions in the state.

This is coming as the governor said a fraud of N157 million was uncovered and perpetrated by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Kogi state polytechnic, Lokoja.

The governor, who said this at the Government House, Lokoja, said the ban on unionism covered all the state owned tertiary institutions, adding that the directive was with immediate effect.

According to him, the proscription order followed the decision of the members of staff of the polytechnic to embark on strike when there was no dispute between them and government.

He stated that government had made tremendous progress in resolving all issues relating to adequacy and frequency of remuneration for all categories of civil servants in the state.

He said government was however disturbed trade unions in the state owned tertiary institutions had lent itself to impending “government’s efforts to carry out holistic reforms of the Civil Service in Kogi State through unjustified and unjustifiable strikes/industrial actions.

THE Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday banned all forms of unionism in the state owned tertiary institutions in the state.

This is coming as the governor said a fraud of N157 million was uncovered and perpetrated by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Kogi state polytechnic, Lokoja.

The governor, who said this at the Government House, Lokoja, said the ban on unionism covered all the state owned tertiary institutions, adding that the directive was with immediate effect.

According to him, the proscription order followed the decision of the members of staff of the polytechnic to embark on strike when there was no dispute between them and government.

He stated that government had made tremendous progress in resolving all issues relating to adequacy and frequency of remuneration for all categories of civil servants in the state.

He said government was however disturbed trade unions in the state owned tertiary institutions had lent itself to impending “government’s efforts to carry out holistic reforms of the Civil Service in Kogi State through unjustified and unjustifiable strikes/industrial actions.